trimethylpentane

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English

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Etymology

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trimethyl +‎ pentane

Noun

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trimethylpentane (plural trimethylpentanes)

  1. (organic chemistry) Any of several isomers of octane having three methyl groups attached to a pentane chain; especially isooctane, used as a standard for octane number